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U.S. Education Secretary to Deliver College of the Menominee Nation Commencement AddressJune 1, 2013
U.S. Secretary of Education Arne Duncan will deliver the commencement address during the College of the Menominee Nation's commencement ceremonies beginning at 10 a.m. Saturday, June 1, in the Menominee Conference Center in Keshena, Wis. He will applaud graduates for their perseverance and congratulate those who have overcome challenges to become first-generation college students in their families.

Forced cuts threaten to 'rip apart' Native American schools May 31, 2013
Cutting counselors, trainers in Missouri
On the shore of the Missouri River, Sitting Bull College is also feeling the pain of forced budget cuts.
When the sequester looked like a reality in February, the college drew up a budget that would cut nearly 10% of all operating funds from the school.

Ilisagvik College honors 62 graduates at ceremonyMay 31, 2013
Arctic Sounder - Ilisagvik College held its annual commencement exercises on April 26 at Ipalook Elementary School. This year saw a graduating class of 62 students.
Seventeen associate degrees and 83 certificates were awarded. Just six years ago, the 2006-2007 graduating class received 37 awards, total. Ilisagvik College continues to strive to meet its mission of increasing the number of graduates that are well educated and trained to enter into the Alaskan workforce.

LCO College graduates honored at commencementMay 31, 2013
Sawyer County Record - Seventy-three graduates of Lac Courte Oreilles Ojibwa Community College were honored by faculty, family and guests at the Class of 2013 commencement ceremony Thursday, May 23 at the Pipe Mustache Auditorium.

Summer camp to feature virtual firearms simulatorMay 31, 2013
BISMARCK (UTN) – United Tribes Technical College will host a criminal justice summer camp in July that features the college’s virtual firearms simulator.
The camp is set for July 15-19, sponsored by the college’s Criminal Justice department. Invited are high school juniors and seniors from towns and cities in the region who are interested in the criminal justice profession.

Haskell graduates ‘live it up’ at commencement ceremonyMay 10, 2013
Haskell Indian Nations University student Tyler Levier, the American Indian College Fund Student of the Year at Haskell, addresses his classmates Friday morning during Haskell's 2013 spring commencement in Coffin Sports Complex.
Haskell Indian Nations University student Tyler Levier, the American Indian College Fund Student of the Year at Haskell, addresses his classmates Friday morning during Haskell's 2013 spring commencement in Coffin Sports Complex.
When they practiced their commencement ceremony earlier this week, Tyler Levier recalled Friday morning, the 2013 graduates of Haskell Indian Nations University were told to move quickly across the stage, to keep things moving.
But as Levier spoke from that stage Friday, he sent a different message, with apologies to the Haskell administration.

BCC develops Montana’s first Native language app May 5, 2013
y blending the future of technology with the history of tribal language, Blackfeet Community College (BCC, Browning, MT) has developed Montana’s first Native American language application for smartphone users.